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Garden Grove Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

4599 Cypress Gardens Rd

Winter Haven FL, 33884, Polk County

Phone: 863-291-5396

Ranking:

(1,073 out of 2,614, top 41%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5

School District: Polk County School District

Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA

Magnet: NA

Charter: NA

Shared-Time School: NA

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014		2012-2013		2011-2012		2010-2011		2009-2010		2008-2009		2007-2008
	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%
Total Teachers:	37		40		41		45		44		56		54
Total Students:	575		610		632		656		669		681		799
Kindergarten:	99	17.2%	105	17.2%	96	15.2%	98	14.9%	82	12.3%	98	14.4%	137	17.1%
Grade 1:	89	15.5%	101	16.6%	102	16.1%	98	14.9%	89	13.3%	114	16.7%	135	16.9%
Grade 2:	99	17.2%	100	16.4%	103	16.3%	96	14.6%	108	16.1%	122	17.9%	139	17.4%
Grade 3:	98	17.0%	106	17.4%	96	15.2%	114	17.4%	140	20.9%	136	20.0%	134	16.8%
Grade 4:	90	15.7%	95	15.6%	109	17.2%	117	17.8%	140	20.9%	112	16.4%	127	15.9%
Grade 5:	100	17.4%	103	16.9%	125	19.8%	132	20.1%	110	16.4%	99	14.5%	127	15.9%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	324	56.3%	333	54.6%	333	52.7%	349	53.2%	316	47.2%	330	48.5%	388	48.6%
Female:	251	43.7%	277	45.4%	299	47.3%	307	46.8%	305	45.6%	295	43.3%	351	43.9%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	2	0.3%	2	0.3%	6	0.9%	3	0.5%	0	0.0%	2	0.3%	1	0.1%
Asian:	8	1.4%	12	2.0%	14	2.2%	20	3.0%	19	2.8%	21	3.1%	22	2.8%
Hispanic:	115	20.0%	101	16.6%	110	17.4%	110	16.8%	97	14.5%	90	13.2%	101	12.6%
Black:	155	27.0%	173	28.4%	177	28.0%	162	24.7%	156	23.3%	164	24.1%	194	24.3%
White:	272	47.3%	303	49.7%	305	48.3%	341	52.0%	357	53.4%	356	52.3%	425	53.2%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	23	4.0%	19	3.1%	19	3.0%	19	2.9%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	377	65.6%	351	57.5%	363	57.4%	341	52.0%	327	48.9%	279	41.0%	314	39.3%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	31	5.4%	50	8.2%	43	6.8%	52	7.9%	80	12.0%	76	11.2%	88	11.0%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	15.54		15.25		15.41		14.58		15.20		14.20		14.90

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
FCAT
2007	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	343	321	N/A
2008	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	336	326	N/A
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	340	329	N/A
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	338	332	N/A
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	332	328	N/A
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	202	199	N/A
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	195	199	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	314	303	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	316	305	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	319	305	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	304	303	N/A
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	309	299	N/A
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	201	196	N/A
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	199	197	N/A
2004	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	332	299	N/A
2005	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	325	304	N/A
2006	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	336	306	N/A
2007	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	329	310	N/A
2008	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	328	315	N/A
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	338	322	N/A
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	328	322	N/A
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	344	324	N/A
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	214	212	N/A
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	219	212	N/A
2004	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	337	309	N/A
2005	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	321	310	N/A
2006	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	327	304	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	322	307	N/A
2008	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	324	310	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	332	315	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	320	312	N/A
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	319	314	N/A
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	211	210	N/A
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	212	209	N/A
2007	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	336	324	N/A
2008	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	326	324	N/A
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	336	327	N/A
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	329	330	N/A
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	329	325	N/A
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	221	219	N/A
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	220	217	N/A
2007	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	312	300	N/A
2008	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	298	295	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	306	300	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	310	300	N/A
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	307	299	N/A
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	219	218	N/A
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	218	217	N/A
2006	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	296	288	N/A
2007	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	304	296	N/A
2008	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	300	299	N/A
2009	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	312	305	N/A
2010	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	315	310	N/A
2011	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	316	312	N/A
2012	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	318	314	N/A
2013	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	198	197	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	84.8%	78.6%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	13.0%	21.4%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	12.0 years	17.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	47.8%	21.2%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	52.2%	78.8%

Mean Base Salary:	$41,737.0	$41,073.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$34,418.0	$33,862.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$48,447.0	$45,996.0

* Garden Grove Elementary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.